115 S3416 IS: USPTO Funds for Efficient and Effective Services ActU.S. Senate2018-09-06text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.II115th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3416IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESSeptember 6, 2018Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Hatch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to extend the period during which the Under Secretary
of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office may set or adjust certain fees.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the USPTO Funds for Efficient and Effective Services Act or the USPTO FEES Act.2.Extension of sunset on fee-setting authoritySection 10(i)(2) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (35 U.S.C. 41 note) is amended by striking the 7-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and inserting the 8-year period beginning on the date of enactment of the USPTO FEES Act.